U.K. Steps Up Efforts to Stop Wave of Migrants Crossing Channel
- U.K., French officials to meet in Paris this week on migration
- France needs to do more to stop boats from leaving, Philp says
Three migrants drift in an inflatable canoe off the French coast at Calais on August 4.
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The U.K. is stepping up efforts to stop the influx of migrants crossing the English Channel by boat, as tensions rise with France about how to control a surge in crossings.
The Home Office on Saturday requested help from the armed forces in dealing with the jump in immigrants trying to gain entry into the country by making the 35-kilometer (22-mile) crossing from France. Home Secretary Priti Patel also appointed Dan O’Mahoney, a former National Crime Agency executive, to head the government’s response to the passages, the BBC reported.